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In Here, You Can Be A Monster, And Nobody Will Judge You
Gods Will Be Watching started outsmall, as a Ludum Dare project, a survival game taking place on a single screen. Its upcoming full release is a lot more ambitious. The full game will be a sci-fi point-and-click adventure that, rather than have you wandering around chatting to folks endlessly, drops you in a series of…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2014 -
NASA’s Insane Plan To Save A Doomed Space Shuttle
In 2003, the space shuttle Columbia was lost when an accident at launch – noticed but not acted upon – conspired to destroy it upon re-entry. It was a great tragedy, and one that spurred NASA to develop a contingency plan which could have saved the stricken crew. It reads like a movie script that…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2014 -
Paedophile Hoax Convinces People A Cartoon Cat Is A Perv
Motherboard has the interesting, if also slightly hilarious, storyof how Facebook fear-mongers and viral hoax merchants are spreading the tale of an iOS app that pervs on young kids. The app is called Talking Angela, and right now it’s on top of the App Store charts. There’s not much to it; you get a talking…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2014 -
Riot, a riot simulator for iOS and Android. Via
By John Struan Published February 26, 2014 -
Gamers Get Pretty Gross Facebook Ads
If you have a Facebook profile, chances are good that you’ve populated it with some information about yourself. Like say, some of your favorite games—that way, anyone can look on your page and learn a little bit about you. It’s a useful feature, but it’s also used so that Facebook can spit more “relevant” ads…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 26, 2014 -
The Sport Of The Future Is MMA vs Batman
While this might look like a rehearsal for an upcoming superhero movie, it’s actually a working concept for a suit of armour built by Sydney company Chiron Global. Armour that’s been designed not for show, but for sport The company is floating an idea called Unified Weapons Master, which essentially wants to be a weapons-based…
By Luke Plunkett Published February 26, 2014 -
The Most Ridiculous Loading Screen I’ve Seen In A While
Most of the time video game loading screens keep it pretty chill. They show some art, maybe share a helpful tip or two. Sometimes they’re just a black screen and a spinning wheel. But sometimes… sometimes, video game loading screens go crazy in the best possible way. Minor spoilers for Thief follow. I didn’t think…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 26, 2014 -
I Really Wish Warehouse Simulator Was More Exciting
Look, we all have our weird dorky fascinations, right? Well I actually wanted to pick up Warehouse And Logistics Simulator, because that’s one of mine. Well, it seems like it’ll be a bit longer until I get into the simulator genre. YouTuber Lextube gives us a pretty good run through Warehouse And Logistics Simulator, which…
By Steve Marinconz Published February 26, 2014 -
Watch ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon’ Get Their Final Gym Badge
The Twitch Plays Pokémon saga continues in victory! In a grueling 20 minute fight this morning, Twitch Plays Pokémon managed to defeat the final gym leader and Team Rocket boss Giovanni one last time. This is the final gym leader that Twitch has to defeat before moving on to The Elite Four. Truly, Lord Helix…
By Chris Person Published February 26, 2014 -
The Goofy Religions Of ‘Twitch Plays Pokémon,‘ Explained
The cult of the Helix fossil/Omanyte is not the only ‘religion’ that’s formed around the events of Twitch Plays Pokemon, you know. This makes sense: a random group of thousands of people aren’t necessarily all going to believe in the same thing. Plus, the mythology surrounding the Helix fossil itself is a complicated beauty/mess—there are…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 26, 2014 -
The Best Video Games to Play With A Friend
As you’re sitting on the couch wearing a headset, playing a game and chatting with your distant friends over the internet, it’s easy to forget that video games are often best enjoyed with another person in the same room. Of course, that’s not the only way to enjoy a game. There are a lot of…
By Kirk Hamilton Published February 26, 2014 -
Crazy Nintendo Investor Wants Us To Pay $0.99 For Higher Mario Jumps
“Just think of paying 99 cents just to get Mario to jump a little higher.” No. Let’s not think of that. Ever. The quote above, in today’s Wall Street Journal, comes from Seth Fischer, manager of Oasis Management, a hedge fund that owns shares in Nintendo. The Journal got a look at a letter from…
By Evan Narcisse Published February 26, 2014 -
An RPG That Teaches You Japanese
Here’s a fascinating new Kickstarter project: an RPG that sets out to teach Japanese to English speakers. It’s called Koe, and it’s a “traditional” turn-based RPG designed to teach you how to read and understand Japanese The concept, via Kickstarter: Essentially, what I want to do in the game is give you an introduction to…
By Jason Schreier Published February 26, 2014 -
Now You Can Play Threes Right In Your Browser
Threes is a really fun, addictive game, but it’s only on iOS. Well, someone created a browser-based “demake” of Threes that you can play right in your browser. The demake was created by developer Benjamin Davis, and it’s a cool re-imagining of the art style for the game. It’s also WAY HARDER to play without…
By Steve Marinconz Published February 26, 2014 -
Ocarina of Time, In First Person, On The Oculus Rift
You’ve (hopefully) seen the original Zelda on the Oculus Rift. Now I’d like to bring your attention to the Oculus Rift version of what some consider the best Zelda game—not only is this in first person, which makes the game look way different, but it also lets Link jump whenever you want. Granted, as Chadtronic…
By Patricia Hernandez Published February 26, 2014 -
The 3DS Is Three Today. It’s Still The Best Gaming Machine Out There.
Last year, at around this time, I declared that the 3DS is the best dedicated gaming system you can buy. Today, the 3DS turns three. It’s still the best gaming system you can buy. DECLARATION SUCCESSFUL. Yep, four months after the launch of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, the best gaming experiences you can…
By Jason Schreier Published February 26, 2014 -
Tim Schafer Is Happier Now
A couple of weeks ago, I sat down with one of video gaming’s most creative people to talk about… money. Money. Business. And how things are so different and so much better in this, Tim Schafer’s 25th year making video games. We were at DICE, a gaming convention in Las Vegas. It’s really more of…
By Stephen Totilo Published February 26, 2014 -
The Order: 1886 brings you a good two and a-half minutes of gameplay in this trailer Sony released today. It lingers on the firepower (and quick timer events) available in the alternate-history landscape. Is it just me, or does that stuff look like it would be monstrously heavy with Victorian-era metallurgy?
By Owen Good Published February 26, 2014